he said, mr. romney, you did indeed. >> gretchen: a tough town for president obama and mitt romney, as both working to 270 electoral votes. we have live coverage. >> brian: prove it, prove it to us. >> steve: now i believe it. >> gretchen: and in florida, wendall goler and mike tobin in columbus, in the battle ground state that probably will decide it all. good morning, mike good morning, gretchen. the candidates are making a mad dash trying to woo voters. every single voter in the buckeye state has received a great deal of personal attention, because of that according to the secretary of state, early voting is setting records, 1.6 million ohioans have dropped off a ballot. as far as absentee ballots mailed out. 85% have been returned. now shall the early voting returns are showing that the president does enjoy a significant lead so far here in the buckeye state. the romney campaign says it's not as significant as it was four years ago. republicans believe they will outperform democrats on electio